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It’s been harder to accumulate miles but this airline has the best reward redemption rate

April 4, 2024

USA Today

Airline reward tickets are getting more expensive. While cash fares for flights are rising slower than inflation, a new report from IdeaWorksCompany, a consultancy focusing on ancillary airline revenue, shows that reward redemptions are getting even pricier than paid-for tickets. According to the analysis, airline reward ticket prices have increased 28% on average in the last five years, while the Consumer Price Index rose 21% over that same period. The survey was based on 600 fare queries at six different U.S. airlines.

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